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May 25, 2007, 3:31PM
Californication: Novelist gone wild

By MIKE McDANIEL
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
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Give him writer's block (and a cocktail), take away his FBI badge (and his pants) and the David Duchovny you get is the one he convincingly plays in Californication, debuting in August on Showtime.

Duchovny plays Hank Moody, a talented novelist who is stuck in neutral, unable to come up with a new sentence, nevermind an idea for a new book. Instead, he over-indulges in booze, drugs and sex (with an emphasis on the latter), all while carrying a torch for an ex-girlfriend (Natascha McElhone) and attempting to be a father to his 13-year-old daughter (Madeline Zima).

If the pilot is indicative of the series (shooting begins June 11), be prepared to see Hank in bed with a variety of beautiful women. X-Files indeed. The Duchovny here bears more resemblance to the man who narrated Red Shoe Diaries than to the man who tracked down alien life forms.

Also steel yourself for bedroom antics involving Evan Handler (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip; Sex and the City), who plays Hank's agent and longtime friend. Though he can't be sure about where his character, Charlie, might be headed ("there were discussions but those have proven not to play out"), he's been told to be ready for his close-up.

"What I can tell you is there's a clause in the contract stating nudity and simulated sex may be required with members of either sex," Handler said. "I'm ready as I'll ever be. On the day, I can go wearing my scuba outfit and be really prepared."

In the pilot, there's a scene that's indicative of the man Hank has become. Charlie and his wife are dining with Hank and a new woman. Hank proceeds to chew this woman up like a tough piece of T-bone. It is unpretty to watch, and announces to viewers that this Duchovny is unlike any Duchovny we've seen before.

"I thought (the pilot) really worked," said Handler. "I was thrilled by it, actually. I do a lot of these things. They're great on paper and you watch them and sometimes they work and sometimes they don't — Studio 60, Studio 60. But when I saw this one, I thought in spite of some unconventional aspects, I really liked it."

He and Duchovny quickly developed "a great improvisational rapport. David was saying things that weren't in the script. To me that's a green light to go ahead and do the same thing. It was sort of great sparks around the table. I have a great time with that."

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